Friday, August 11, 2017

She dates men who need her, but always moves on to something new, never staying in one place for very long.

David Lisey is in need of a muse.

A talented musician lacking lyrical inspiration. When he first sees her, he knows he's found what he's been looking for.

Yara believes she can give David exactly what he needs to reach his full potential:
A broken heart.

David’s religion is love.

Yara’s religion is heartache.

Neither is willing to surrender, but religion always requires sacrifice.

Review

Atheists Who Kneel and Pray feels different from other Tarryn Fisher books I've read. Don't get me wrong, it's still Tarryn Fisher. The words are beautiful and they make you feel things, deep and aching things. So the way the story is told feels much the same as her other books, but the heart of the story feels different.

I didn't feel as gutted and emotionally raw after reading Atheists Who Kneel and Pray. This felt like a more soothing and sweet love story than what I might have normally expected from Tarryn. I loved seeing this from her. I know that she can craft a story that will tear you down before building you up, so it was nice to see something a little more tame.

When I finished this book, I instantly wanted to rate it five stars. I loved this book. It touched me in ways that I needed. That being said, I'm only rating it four stars now that I've had a bit to digest the story and think it over. Here's what I had some issues with...

1. Why didn't David search for Yara after she left? She left after six weeks of being married. He didn't start searching for her until their second anniversary had passed. Like, what? How can you go so long without searching for the woman you love?

2. How in the ever living hell could David get with Petra after Yara left? Yes, I understand that Yara left David. I understand she moved on. I understand that he moved on. I understand all of that. But why Petra? Why HER of all people? He claimed to still be in love with Yara after all that time, but yet he started a relationship and became engaged to the one woman that caused such anguish for his wife. I do not understand.

3. The ending was abrupt. I loved that David and Yara reconciled. I wanted them to be together. Because of that, I needed more. I needed to see them come together in love again. We see that for a brief period before the book ends, but I need more to believe in their happily ever after. I feel like Yara and David have a rough road ahead of them to get to their HEA and I wanted to see more of that. That real and raw pain it takes to get to the HEA is what makes it so much sweeter. I definitely missed it here.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

He did it. After everything they'd been through, Callen McNare crossed the line into a territory from which there was no coming back. Max Scott was always patient and loyal, but he's not quick to forgive or forget.

And for Zaina Mishra, she finally got her wish. Trey Holland did it. They did it–after two and a half years of waiting. It was all that she wanted, but maybe not all she'd really hoped for in the end.

They were four friends from high school on a trip to paradise after graduation. They were two couples in love.

Lori Otto has created such a rich world within her books. They're full of well developed characters with relatable and realistic lives. And I just adore that her books are all connected and the story continues throughout each one.

I can't wait for more from Lori. Her books are some of my absolute favorites.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event that's hosted by Breaking the Spine. It spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, I'm waiting on...

TitleGirls Made of Snow and GlassAuthor Melissa Bashardoust Release Date September 5, 2017

At sixteen, Mina's mother is dead, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone—has never beat at all, in fact, but she’d always thought that fact normal. She never guessed that her father cut out her heart and replaced it with one of glass. When she moves to Whitespring Castle and sees its king for the first time, Mina forms a plan: win the king’s heart with her beauty, become queen, and finally know love. The only catch is that she’ll have to become a stepmother.

Fifteen-year-old Lynet looks just like her late mother, and one day she discovers why: a magician created her out of snow in the dead queen’s image, at her father’s order. But despite being the dead queen made flesh, Lynet would rather be like her fierce and regal stepmother, Mina. She gets her wish when her father makes Lynet queen of the southern territories, displacing Mina. Now Mina is starting to look at Lynet with something like hatred, and Lynet must decide what to do—and who to be—to win back the only mother she’s ever known…or else defeat her once and for all.

Entwining the stories of both Lynet and Mina in the past and present, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can win all, while the other must lose everything—unless both can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.

* What are you waiting on this Wednesday? Share your links in the comments below and I'll be sure to drop by! *